Cool stuff on DVD today: 'Badlands' and more

5:13 AM,
Mar. 22, 2013

Criterion issues 'Badlands' on Blu-ray/DVD today.

Written by

Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY

We have a lot of big-ticket items this week, in case you haven't been to the theater in awhile:

Release o' the week: Badlands. I'm thrilled that Criterion is issuing one of my all-time favorite movies on Blu-ray/DVD. The director-approved edition includes a new documentary featuring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, a restored digital transfer of the 1973 movie and a 1993 episode of American Justice about killer Charles Starkweather, whose story inspired the film. From the beautiful cinematography to the talented cast to a spare-but-affecting script, everything is just flawless in ...